Table 3.

Smoking and professional status as determinants of recommended oral self-care¹ among dental professionals (n=1459) in Iran, assessed by means of logistic regression modeling

	E.S. (Estimate of Strength)	S.E.	OR	95% CI	P-value
Professional status
General practitioner (reference)			1.0
Dental educator	0.62	0.20	1.9	1.3–2.8	0.002
Dental student	0.17	0.26	1.2	0.7–2.0	0.52
Smoking (0=Smoker, 1=Non-smoker)	0.56	0.17	1.8	1.3–2.4	0.001
Gender (1=Male, 2=Female)	0.24	0.13	1.3	1.0–1.7	0.07
Age (years)	0.004	0.009	1.0	1.0–1.0	0.68
Constant and goodness of fit2 (p)	−2.27	0.33			0.16

¹Following all these: eating sugary snacks less often than daily, brushing teeth at least twice daily, and using fluoride toothpaste regularly.

²Hosmer-Lemeshow test